Mechanical Street Cleaning in the North End may begin this week as the Boston Public Works Department is undergoing a street condition survey based on the snow left on the streets. This year, new streets will be posted for sweeping…
Month: March 2013
Reactions from the Downtown Schools Coalition
Like so many parents, we’re incredibly enthusiastic about the new school announced by Mayor Menino and Councilor Ross on Friday. Just as the Mayor has been, we’ve been searching for sites for public schools. In our neighborhoods, it’s very difficult…
Leave North End Trash Pickup Days the Same
Why the City of Boston feels that two household trash pickup days is better than three is not comprehensible. Three is always better than two when it comes to most things. Simply put, the North End population is growing, with…
Potential Parcel 9 Projects to Be Discussed
Two potential developers for Parcel 9 in the North End will present Request For Proposal plans at a MassDOT/Advisory Committee meeting scheduled for tomorrow evening, Wednesday, March 20 at 6pm at the Mariners House, 11 North Square. Development of this…
Downtown School
The announcement on last Friday by Mayor Thomas Menino of the pending purchase of the building at 585 Commercial Street in the North End for a new K-8 school with an opening in 2016 certainly comes as good news to…
Obituaries 03-19-2013
Lucy Rago Of Everett, formerly of the North End Lucy A. (Bucchino) Rago of Everett, a former resident of Boston’s North End, died peacefully at the Lighthouse Nursing Care Center in Revere. She was 96 years old. The daughter of…
The Hard Rock Café Held a Fundraiser for the St. John’s School
The Hard Rock Café held a fundraiser for the St. John’s School in the North End. Donations were greater than $20,000.00. Councilor LaMattina was in attendance.
Police to Pursue Charges Against Suffolk Student
Boston Police District A-1 Commanding Officer Captain Thomas Lee told North End residents at a Public Safety meeting that the City plans to move forward with the assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon and resisting arrest that…
Parcel 9 Proposals to Be Presented at Public Meeting
Two final proposers for the development of Parcel 9 located between John Fitzgerald Surface Road and Blackstone Street, adjacent to the Haymarket Pushcart Vendors, will present their responses to Addendum 3 of the Parcel 9 Request For Proposal (RFP) at…
Tunnel Vent Building Rehab Meeting Set for March 27
Massachusetts Department of Transportation staff and the contractor for the Callahan Tunnel Vent Building (North Street) Rehabilitation Project will be at a public meeting to present the details and schedule of the project. The meeting will be held at the…